Dirty dishes are the unglamorous reality of every camping trip, and how you handle them matters more than you’d think.

Camping with kids is one of the best things you can do as a family — and a cold, sleepless, gear-less child is the fastest way to ruin it.

Loose ice works, but it melts into a soggy mess, has to be replaced constantly, and leaves your food swimming at the bottom of the cooler.

The biggest battle in camping is keeping dirt, sand, and grass out of your tent or van — and no amount of nagging people to take their shoes off…

A good fire is the heart of a campsite, but you need a way to turn fallen branches and rounds into burnable wood.

Nothing ruins a good campsite faster than mosquitoes, midges, and biting flies.

Trekking poles do more than give your hands something to do.

A sleeping bag liner is one of the cheapest upgrades you can make to your sleep system, and one of the most useful.

Keeping food and drinks cold is one of camping’s oldest problems, and there are two ways to solve it: a classic cooler packed with ice…

A practical guide to the best camping tarps and shelters for shade, rain cover, hammock setups, car camping and lightweight adventures.